Table 4.
Test of discriminatory value to evaluate predictive value of AGR in comparison to other laboratory variables.
| IDI (%) with addition of each variable | All-cause mortality | CVD mortality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-year | 3-year | 5-year | overall | 1-year | 3-year | 5-year | Overall | |
| AGR | 3.0 (0.2, 7.6)* | 1.5 (− 0.1, 4.3) | 2.7 (0.4, 6.5)* | 4.0 (0.6, 8.1)* | 2.9 (0, 7.2)* | 0.7 (− 0.9, 3.5) | 2.4 (0, 6.3)* | 5.1 (− 1.4, 13.5) |
| Albumin | 0.5 (− 0.4, 2) | 0 (− 0.5, 1.3) | 0.6 (− 0.5, 2.9) | 1.0 (− 0.8, 4.0) | 0 (− 0.6, 0.8) | − 0.2 (− 0.9, 1.2) | 0.5 (− 0.3, 3.0) | 1.4 (− 2.1, 6.3) |
| Hemoglobin | 0 (− 0.3, 0.6) | 0 (− 0.6, 0.9) | 0 (− 0.4, 0.6) | 0 (− 0.9, 3.7) | 0 (− 0.6, 1.2) | 0 (− 0.7, 1.2) | 0 (− 0.3, 0.8) | 0 (− 1.6, 3.9) |
| Ferritin | 0 (− 0.6, 2.1) | 0 (− 0.3, 0.8) | 0 (− 0.2, 0.5) | 0 (− 0.6, 1.1) | 0 (− 0.4, 1.1) | 0 (− 0.4, 0.8) | 0 (− 0.4, 0.9) | 0 (− 1.9, 2) |
| Total protein | 0.7 (− 0.5, 3.1) | 0.7 (− 0.5, 2.7) | 0 (− 0.6, 1.3) | 0.1 (− 0.8, 1.4) | 1.2 (− 0.4, 4.5) | 0.6 (− 0.7, 2.9) | − 0.1 (− 0.7, 1.5) | − 0.7 (− 3.0, 1.2) |
| WBC | 0 (− 1.5, 2.4) | 0 (− 0.4, 0.8) | 0 (− 0.7, 1.2) | 0 (− 0.9, 1.2) | 0 (− 1.6, 3.7) | 0 (− 0.3, 1.3) | 0 (− 0.6, 1.3) | 0 (− 1.7, 2.4) |
Data was presented in percentage (%).
AGR, albumin–globulin ratio; IDI, integrated discrimination improvement; WBC, white blood cell.
*P-value < 0.05.